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	The '''Committee of Fifteen''' was a ] citizens' group that lobbied for the elimination of ] and ]. It was established in November 1900. The Committee hired investigators who visited city locations where ] and ] was alleged to have taken place and filed reports on each site. The investigators visited bars, ]s, ]s, and tenements during the year 1901. The investigators posed as clients to determine the locations where prostitution took place.<ref>{{cite news \|title=The Social Evil in Tenement Houses. Communication to Gov. Odell by the Committee of Fifteen. Approves Legislation Proposed by the Tenement House Commission, Making Landlords Directly Responsible.\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1901/03/25/archives/the-social-evil-in-tenement-houses-communication-to-gov-odell-by.html \|quote=The Committee of Fifteen has sent to Gov. Odell a letter expressing approval of the legislation proposed by the Tenement House Commission in regard to the suppression of the social evil in tenement houses. \|work=] \|date=25 March 1901 \|access-date=2008-06-13 }}</ref>		The '''Committee of Fifteen''' was a ] citizens' group that lobbied for the elimination of ] and ]. It was established in November 1900. The Committee hired investigators who visited city locations where ] and ] was alleged to have taken place and filed reports on each site. The investigators visited bars, ]s, ]s, and tenements during the year 1901. The investigators posed as clients to determine the locations where prostitution took place.<ref>{{cite news \|title=The Social Evil in Tenement Houses. Communication to Gov. Odell by the Committee of Fifteen. Approves Legislation Proposed by the Tenement House Commission, Making Landlords Directly Responsible.\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1901/03/25/archives/the-social-evil-in-tenement-houses-communication-to-gov-odell-by.html \|quote=The Committee of Fifteen has sent to Gov. Odell a letter expressing approval of the legislation proposed by the Tenement House Commission in regard to the suppression of the social evil in tenement houses. \|work=] \|date=25 March 1901 \|access-date=2008-06-13 }}</ref>

	The Committee disbanded in 1901 after evaluating the investigations and reporting to Governor ] It was succeeded by the ]. In 1902 the ~~Committe~~ of Fifteen's report, ''The Social Evil With Special Reference to Conditions Existing in the City of New York'' was released.<ref name=NYPL/>		The Committee disbanded in 1901 after evaluating the investigations and reporting to Governor ] It was succeeded by the ]. In 1902 the Committee of Fifteen's report, ''The Social Evil With Special Reference to Conditions Existing in the City of New York'' was released.<ref name=NYPL/>

	==Members in 1901<ref name=NYPL>{{cite web \|url=https://archives.nypl.org/mss/608 \|title=Committee of Fifteen records 1900-1901 \|publisher=The New York Public Library \|access-date=December 31, 2022}}</ref>==		==Members in 1901<ref name=NYPL>{{cite web \|url=https://archives.nypl.org/mss/608 \|title=Committee of Fifteen records 1900-1901 \|publisher=The New York Public Library \|access-date=December 31, 2022}}</ref>==

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For the Joint Committee of Fifteen, see United States Congress Joint Committee on Reconstruction.

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The Committee of Fifteen was a New York City citizens' group that lobbied for the elimination of prostitution and gambling. It was established in November 1900. The Committee hired investigators who visited city locations where prostitution and gambling was alleged to have taken place and filed reports on each site. The investigators visited bars, pool halls, dance halls, and tenements during the year 1901. The investigators posed as clients to determine the locations where prostitution took place.

The Committee disbanded in 1901 after evaluating the investigations and reporting to Governor Benjamin Barker Odell, Jr. It was succeeded by the Committee of Fourteen. In 1902 the Committee of Fifteen's report, The Social Evil With Special Reference to Conditions Existing in the City of New York was released.

Members in 1901

References

"The Social Evil in Tenement Houses. Communication to Gov. Odell by the Committee of Fifteen. Approves Legislation Proposed by the Tenement House Commission, Making Landlords Directly Responsible". The New York Times. 25 March 1901. Retrieved 2008-06-13. The Committee of Fifteen has sent to Gov. Odell a letter expressing approval of the legislation proposed by the Tenement House Commission in regard to the suppression of the social evil in tenement houses.
^ "Committee of Fifteen records 1900-1901". The New York Public Library. Retrieved December 31, 2022.

Activists	Norma Jean Almodovar Fred Cherry Committee of Fifteen Committee of Fourteen Robyn Few Melissa Gira Grant Carol Leigh Alice Little Rose Livingston Meg Muñoz New England Female Moral Reform Society New York Female Moral Reform Society Polaris Project Tracy Quan Audacia Ray Annie Sprinkle Margo St. James Sheila White
Brothel owners and madams	Elizabeth Adams (aka, Madam Alex) Polly Adler Ah Toy Josephine Airey Brenda Allen Josie Arlington Dorothy Baker Sydney Biddle Barrows Big Sue Belle Brezing Julia Bulette Hilma Burt Nina Clifford Big Jim Colosimo Joseph Conforte Belle Cora (Arabella Ryan) Cora Crane Ana Cumpănaș Kristin M. Davis Phoebe Doty Dora DuFran Ada and Minna Everleigh Mame Faye Vina Fields Heidi Fleiss Jody Gibson Dante "Tex" Gill Mary Gleim Lou Graham Eunice Gray Mary Ann Hall Hester Jane Haskins Eliza Haycraft Mike Heitler Dennis Hof Mollie Johnson Lizzie Lape Kitty Leroy Red Light Lizzie Laura Bell McDaniel Adeline Miller Mother Damnable Meg Muñoz Deborah Jeane Palfrey Grace Peixotto Willie Piazza Poker Alice Fannie Porter Mattie Silks Sally Stanford Pearl Starr Libby Thompson Mary Thompson Kate Townsend Frederick Trump Deborah L. Turbiville Pearl de Vere Tessie Wall Lulu White Minnie White Anna Wilson Louise Wooster
Courtesans	Ashley Alexandra Dupré Lillie Langtry Fanny White
Pimps	Scotty Bowers Hester Jane Haskins Mike Heitler Dennis Hof Ice-T Iceberg Slim Don "Magic" Juan Red Light Lizzie Jack Ruby Lee Shelton Fillmore Slim Al Swearengen Dennis Tinerino
Prostitutes	Ah Toy Air Force Amy Josephine Airey Brenda Allen Norma Jean Almodovar Josie Arlington Mickey Avalon Dorothy Baker Richard Berkowitz Diamond Bessie Big Nose Kate Mattie Blaylock Scotty Bowers Gary Ray Bowles Sarah A. Bowman Brandi Britton Carrie Brown Julia Brown Julia Bulette Lisa Crystal Carver Sylvia Clevenger Andrew Cunanan Honeysuckle Divine Issan Dorsey Phoebe Doty Dora DuFran Pearl Elliott Robyn Few Alexis Fire Albert Fish Florrie Fisher Heidi Fleiss Ali Forney Denham Fouts Ronnie Lee Gardner Jody Gibson Billi Gordon Maggie Hall Fred Halsted Eliza Haycraft Toni Jo Henry Richard Holcomb Endesha Ida Mae Holland Xaviera Hollander Amber L. Hollibaugh Jason Holliday John Holmes Calamity Jane Helen Jewett Dean Johnson Mollie Johnson Robert La Tourneaux Jillian Lauren Kitty Leroy Rose Livingston Alice Little Annie Lobert Crazy Lou Brooke Magnanti Chicago May Rosa May Laura Bell McDaniel Adeline Miller Della Moore Tanya Moore Vicki Morgan Mother Featherlegs Jean O'Hara Barbara Payton Louise Peete Willie Piazza Fannie Porter Tracy Quan Tina Rodriguez Shalimar Seiuli Mattie Silks Valerie Solanas Almeda Sperry Annie Sprinkle Nancy Spungen Margo St. James Pearl Starr David Henry Sterry Star Stowe Sunset Thomas Estella Marie Thompson Libby Thompson Mary Ellen Tracy Tiger Tyson Pearl de Vere Sheila White Anna Wilson Louise Wooster Aileen Wuornos Venus Xtravaganza
Johns	Craig J. Spence Eliot Spitzer

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	The '''Committee of Fifteen''' was a ] citizens' group that lobbied for the elimination of ] and ]. It was established in November 1900. The Committee hired investigators who visited city locations where ] and ] was alleged to have taken place and filed reports on each site. The investigators visited bars, ]s, ]s, and tenements during the year 1901. The investigators posed as clients to determine the locations where prostitution took place.<ref>{{cite news \|title=The Social Evil in Tenement Houses. Communication to Gov. Odell by the Committee of Fifteen. Approves Legislation Proposed by the Tenement House Commission, Making Landlords Directly Responsible.\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1901/03/25/archives/the-social-evil-in-tenement-houses-communication-to-gov-odell-by.html \|quote=The Committee of Fifteen has sent to Gov. Odell a letter expressing approval of the legislation proposed by the Tenement House Commission in regard to the suppression of the social evil in tenement houses. \|work=] \|date=25 March 1901 \|access-date=2008-06-13 }}</ref>		The '''Committee of Fifteen''' was a ] citizens' group that lobbied for the elimination of ] and ]. It was established in November 1900. The Committee hired investigators who visited city locations where ] and ] was alleged to have taken place and filed reports on each site. The investigators visited bars, ]s, ]s, and tenements during the year 1901. The investigators posed as clients to determine the locations where prostitution took place.<ref>{{cite news \|title=The Social Evil in Tenement Houses. Communication to Gov. Odell by the Committee of Fifteen. Approves Legislation Proposed by the Tenement House Commission, Making Landlords Directly Responsible.\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1901/03/25/archives/the-social-evil-in-tenement-houses-communication-to-gov-odell-by.html \|quote=The Committee of Fifteen has sent to Gov. Odell a letter expressing approval of the legislation proposed by the Tenement House Commission in regard to the suppression of the social evil in tenement houses. \|work=] \|date=25 March 1901 \|access-date=2008-06-13 }}</ref>

	The Committee disbanded in 1901 after evaluating the investigations and reporting to Governor ] It was succeeded by the ]. In 1902 the ~~Committe~~ of Fifteen's report, ''The Social Evil With Special Reference to Conditions Existing in the City of New York'' was released.<ref name=NYPL/>		The Committee disbanded in 1901 after evaluating the investigations and reporting to Governor ] It was succeeded by the ]. In 1902 the Committee of Fifteen's report, ''The Social Evil With Special Reference to Conditions Existing in the City of New York'' was released.<ref name=NYPL/>

	==Members in 1901<ref name=NYPL>{{cite web \|url=https://archives.nypl.org/mss/608 \|title=Committee of Fifteen records 1900-1901 \|publisher=The New York Public Library \|access-date=December 31, 2022}}</ref>==		==Members in 1901<ref name=NYPL>{{cite web \|url=https://archives.nypl.org/mss/608 \|title=Committee of Fifteen records 1900-1901 \|publisher=The New York Public Library \|access-date=December 31, 2022}}</ref>==

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